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Community Development Service, Office of Minority Health, January 2012
minorityhealth@health.ok.gov
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2012 Oklahoma Minority Health At A Glance
POPULATION (2010)1
Total
Male
Female
Total Count
3,751,351
1,856,977
1,894,374
Percent
100.0%
49.5%
50.5%
White
72.2%
39.2%
39.9%
American Indian or Native American
8.6%
5.1%
5.2%
Black or African American
7.4%
4.2%
4.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.9%
1.0%
1.1%
Non-Hispanic
91.1%
44.8%
46.4%
Hispanic
8.9%
4.7%
4.1%
GENERALLY: In 2011, United Health Foundation2 reported that Oklahoma’s Overall Health Ranking was 48th among 50 states (Vermont was the healthiest state. Mississippi was the least healthy state).
“Challenges include a high prevalence of smoking (23.7 percent of the population) and obesity (31.3 percent of the population), limited availability of the primary care physicians (81.7 primary care physicians per 100,000 population), and low use of prenatal care, with 76.5 percent of pregnant women receiving care early in pregnancy.”
Note: the double underline means a new challenge in 2011.
DIABETES: In 2010, the prevalence of diabetes among adults (aged 18 years or older) was higher among Non-Hispanic Blacks (14.9%) and Non-Hispanic American Indians (15.3%) than Non-Hispanic Whites (9.6%) and Hispanics (7.3%).3 Further, in 2008 American Indians (55.7/100,000) and Blacks (55.7/100,000) died from diabetes mellitus at rates much higher than Hispanics (29.5/100,000) and Whites (24.4/100,000).4
HIV/AIDS: Blacks had the highest rate of newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases in 2010 (37.8 cases/100,000 population).5 The rate was more than 5 times higher than rates for Hispanics (7.2 cases/100,000), American Indians (6.5 cases/100,000), Whites (5.1 cases/100,000). In 2007, Blacks had the highest HIV age-adjusted death rate (7.4/100,000), followed by American Indians (4.0/100,000) and Whites (2.2/100,000).6 Data for 2008 are not available for most racial/ethnic groups and thus are not reported here.
SMOKING: In 2010, the prevalence of adult smokers (aged 18 years or older) was higher among Non-Hispanic Blacks (32.1%) and Non-Hispanic American Indians (31.3%) than Non-Hispanic Whites (22.4%) and Hispanics (17.4%).3

Community Development Service, Office of Minority Health, January 2012
minorityhealth@health.ok.gov
_1_
2012 Oklahoma Minority Health At A Glance
POPULATION (2010)1
Total
Male
Female
Total Count
3,751,351
1,856,977
1,894,374
Percent
100.0%
49.5%
50.5%
White
72.2%
39.2%
39.9%
American Indian or Native American
8.6%
5.1%
5.2%
Black or African American
7.4%
4.2%
4.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.9%
1.0%
1.1%
Non-Hispanic
91.1%
44.8%
46.4%
Hispanic
8.9%
4.7%
4.1%
GENERALLY: In 2011, United Health Foundation2 reported that Oklahoma’s Overall Health Ranking was 48th among 50 states (Vermont was the healthiest state. Mississippi was the least healthy state).
“Challenges include a high prevalence of smoking (23.7 percent of the population) and obesity (31.3 percent of the population), limited availability of the primary care physicians (81.7 primary care physicians per 100,000 population), and low use of prenatal care, with 76.5 percent of pregnant women receiving care early in pregnancy.”
Note: the double underline means a new challenge in 2011.
DIABETES: In 2010, the prevalence of diabetes among adults (aged 18 years or older) was higher among Non-Hispanic Blacks (14.9%) and Non-Hispanic American Indians (15.3%) than Non-Hispanic Whites (9.6%) and Hispanics (7.3%).3 Further, in 2008 American Indians (55.7/100,000) and Blacks (55.7/100,000) died from diabetes mellitus at rates much higher than Hispanics (29.5/100,000) and Whites (24.4/100,000).4
HIV/AIDS: Blacks had the highest rate of newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases in 2010 (37.8 cases/100,000 population).5 The rate was more than 5 times higher than rates for Hispanics (7.2 cases/100,000), American Indians (6.5 cases/100,000), Whites (5.1 cases/100,000). In 2007, Blacks had the highest HIV age-adjusted death rate (7.4/100,000), followed by American Indians (4.0/100,000) and Whites (2.2/100,000).6 Data for 2008 are not available for most racial/ethnic groups and thus are not reported here.
SMOKING: In 2010, the prevalence of adult smokers (aged 18 years or older) was higher among Non-Hispanic Blacks (32.1%) and Non-Hispanic American Indians (31.3%) than Non-Hispanic Whites (22.4%) and Hispanics (17.4%).3